‘I’ve got to move to Scotland because I can’t get the cancer drug I need in England’

‘I’ve got to move to Scotland because I can’t get the cancer drug I need in England’

Breast cancer drug Enhurtu costs about £8,000 per session and is only available privately in England, but is offered on the NHS in Scotland

How NHS Scotland repeatedly has and can help NHS England patients

Professor John Robertson OBA In the Independent yesterday, the above, and: Enhertu is the first licensed targeted treatment for patients with HER2-low breast cancer that cannot be removed surgically or that has spread to other parts of the body. Patients are usually offered chemotherapy, but Breast Cancer Now explains the targeted drug could offer people more time to live in comparison. Enhertu was approved for use in Scotland in December 2023 b…

London grandmother may have to move to Scotland to access vital cancer drug unavailable on NHS in England